Nokia Windows Phone

.LiamC. · Nov 21, 2012

I've currently got a Galaxy S2, and have just over a year left on my current contract with Orange. I'm a bit bored with it and it seems to freeze quite abit, so I've been looking at getting a pay-as-you-go phone and putting my current SIM inside it. I've been looking at the Nokia Lumia 610 & 800 Windows Phones. I have fancied a Windows Phone for a while, has anyone got/or had experience with one of these at all?

Liam

@Spoonie · Nov 21, 2012

Those are running Windows Phone 7.5. Newer phones running WP8 are now hitting the stores so you should hang on. Take a look at the new 820/920 if you are after a Nokia but both the HTC 8X and 8S are also stunning phones. I have a blue 8x on order from work but also ordered a yellow 8s for going out (slightly smaller, £239 simfree from expansys.

.LiamC. · Nov 21, 2012

Yeah I have seen them, don't really want to spend anymore than about £150. Just want to see what they are like before committing to one on my next contract.

What are the main differences between Windows 7.5 & 8?

@Spoonie · Nov 21, 2012

Pretty much lists the new features in this video

[video=youtube_share;SQZEkXCE_fY]http://youtu.be/SQZEkXCE_fY[/video]

If you just want to get a feel for it then 7.5 should be find as the tiles, people hub, pictures, facebook integration etc are all there.

.LiamC. · Nov 22, 2012

Pretty good video, cheers for that. Think I'm going to get the Lumia 800 to try

Clart · Nov 22, 2012

I've got a 610. Its ok, pretty basic but easy to use.

Seems pretty slow when running apps though.

Nickson · Nov 22, 2012

I've got an 800.

Brilliant phone. No problems with it!

HoneyBadger · Nov 22, 2012

I've got an 800. Get the piss ripped out of me by all the iPhone fan boys and girls, but I love the phone. It's not perfect but is the only modern phone that I've used that I can genuinely say is FUN to use. The interface is really nice and unlike anything else out there.

(No one will know how to use it if they pick it up either = no fraping

)

.LiamC. · Nov 22, 2012

Think I'm sold on the 800 then!

Dan519 · Nov 22, 2012

My parents got 800's recently so I spent some time setting up their email accounts etc. Good phone tbh, a lot better than the amount they sold suggests. It should have been Nokias saviour, but it's hard to win people back once you've lost their loyalty. Definitely a turning point for them though.

Martin_172 · Nov 26, 2012

920 is a cracker! im not quite ready to move over to windows phone yet though!

Gaz_ · Nov 26, 2012

I've been running a W7 phone for near 18 months (HD7) and to be fair its a good bit of kit.

Not sure if to 'upgrade' to a W8 or go for an S3 come February!

Brand86 · Nov 27, 2012

S4 is out in March...

Not sure to go for W8 or Android come my next upgrade, pros and cons to both.

Gaz_ · Nov 27, 2012

I'm leaning more towards the W8 now, the HD7 i'm running is fine for what i use, and just about to update to W8 on my laptop, so keeps it all sync'd up via sky drive nicely imo. IE 10 is supposed to be super quick on the phones also

Martin_172 · Nov 30, 2012

worth noting Tesco are doing Lumia 800's for £130 pay as you go, or £115 if you spend £30 or more in store.

Amazon doing unlocked sim free for £150, just ordered my mrs one for xmas!

James28 · Dec 1, 2012

They're only in stock in a very few Tescos though!

Martin_172 · Dec 2, 2012

amazon is now £180 and Tesco £160!!! bugger!, ive just had to order my mrs one from tesco @ £160 lol

James28 · Dec 2, 2012

You should keep an eye out on HUKD for Nokia 800 deals. They're always popping up on there.
Think I read on there about o2 doing a special price for one day this week on them (I'd imagine as part of priorities advent thing)

biojo · Dec 3, 2012

http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/init/Nokia/Lumia_800

£119.99 on Pay & Go

James28 · Dec 3, 2012

Ordered mine :approve:
Gna go with the £10 Tesco mobile sim only rolling contract to go with it as Im on Vodafone atm.

Martin_172 · Dec 6, 2012

ive had a quick play with the one i got my mrs for xmas before wrapping it up! quite impressed, very smooth gui, web browser seems good, on screen keyboard is probably the best ive used. and in typical nokia style very well built and solid feeling, although for some reason the camera button feels a bit flimsey not sure if this has a dodgey one or maby they are all like that.

i didnt realise you couldnt multitask on it which was a bit annoying, i was downloading the latest UK maps which was over 200mb so i went back to the menu to check out the app store and found out it had closed the maps update!

biojo · Dec 8, 2012

isn't it meant to suspend that app then carry on?

sameshoz · Dec 21, 2012

Martin_172 said:
i didnt realise you couldnt multitask on it which was a bit annoying, i was downloading the latest UK maps which was over 200mb so i went back to the menu to check out the app store and found out it had closed the maps update!

This is a bit of a one off situation, downloading maps is about the only thing you can't multitask!

I've had my HD7 for over 2 years and got myself a Lumia 920 two weeks ago. Absolutely love the WP UI and the functionality.

James28 · Dec 28, 2012

Got mine for Christmas. Find it a bit weird tbh.

Gaz_ · Dec 28, 2012

I was looking at an 8X and a Lumia 920 the other day. Look lovely.

Do i need to be worried that the HTC ins't 4G enabled? I believe the Nokia is?

James28 · Dec 28, 2012

Depends how long you're planning on keeping it tbh.
At the moment its only available on EE, and commands a ridiculous price premium.

Gaz_ · Dec 28, 2012

only be the 18 months. More than happy with my HD7, due for replacement in Feb. Was going all out for an Android of some sort, but with being happy on W7 think i'll go W8 tbh

Zorr · Dec 28, 2012

Nickson said:
I've got an 800.

Brilliant phone. No problems with it!

This

James28 · Jan 2, 2013

Any recommended games/apps?

Sam · Jan 2, 2013

James28 said:
Any recommended games/apps?

Wordament.

Ive never stopped playing it.

Angrybirds and cut the rope are fun. Rolling panda is good.

Any GeoDefence game is good challenging games to. I love gaming on my WP.

James28 · Jan 2, 2013

Downloading Wordament. Played AngryBirds and Cut the Rope on my android.

Sam · Jan 2, 2013

James28 said:
Downloading Wordament. Played AngryBirds and Cut the Rope on my android.

Its so addictive! I love it. Average about 500 points a game!

Darren S · Jan 2, 2013

Little experience of them myself, though Angry Birds Space played well enough on a work colleague's blue 8x!

He rates it quite highly, having come from the usual Android-based background. I'm still stuck in Bitten-Fruit Land though and probably will go for the iPhone 5 next.

D.

James28 · Jan 3, 2013

Bonxy said:
Its so addictive! I love it. Average about 500 points a game!

I'm awful at it lol. I think my longest word is like 5 characters. Don't think I have one of those "non verbal reasoning" brains!
Getting more used to it now. Much prefer the "people" app to native facebook and twitter apps. Think they're bit awful tbh.

Sam · Jan 3, 2013

James28 said:
I'm awful at it lol. I think my longest word is like 5 characters. Don't think I have one of those "non verbal reasoning" brains!
Getting more used to it now. Much prefer the "people" app to native facebook and twitter apps. Think they're bit awful tbh.

Yeh I like the people hub. Was a good idea.

Just needs a decent youtube app but there still at war with Google for that. Ha

James28 · Jan 3, 2013

Yea lack of apps is the only disappointment for me I think, now I'm quite used to it.
The fact you can't get a tile app with a clock on it, or one that displays the battery %.
But I doubt either of that's going to change what with windows 8 now out.

Cliotoby · Jan 3, 2013

You have to google for apps most of the time then when you click the links they automatically download. The nokia app world pannel thing is horse s**t

Dan519 · Jan 3, 2013

James28 said:
Yea lack of apps is the only disappointment for me I think, now I'm quite used to it.
The fact you can't get a tile app with a clock on it, or one that displays the battery %.
But I doubt either of that's going to change what with windows 8 now out.

the lack of battery % tile and clock tile was the deciding factor for me (not the main decision making factor, just tipped the balance)
I found it quite difficult to save email contacts too, it's really not very friendly for things like that.

James28 · Jan 3, 2013

I think you can get them both on windows phone 8, something to do with tile refresh times meaning developers could make them I think.

I find the Nokia Marketplace app fine for apps tbh?

I don't really get Wordament lol. Like I get what you have to do but I don't really get the point lol. Is the rank thats shown at the end of the round just for that round and resets each round?

James28 · Jan 3, 2013

Only other gripe is lack of notification bar like on android. So if you miss a notification you've no way of knowing what it was.
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